The AUS announced StFX Men’s hockey player Liam Hawel, as both the league’s MVP and
Liam Hawel (St. FX Athletics photo)
Rookie of the year.
A first-year forward from Arnprior, Ontario, Hawel played in all 24 games for the X-Men this season, leading the conference points (37), goals (18) and assists (19) and had the second-most goals and the third-most points in the country.
He now becomes the AUS nominee for the U SPORTS Senator Joseph A. Sullivan trophy as the nation’s top player.
The AUS also named it’s all star and all rookie team, with StFX well represented. X captain Santino Centorame, Hawel, and first year forward Matthew Struthers received first team all-star honours, with Struthers and Hawel both named to the all rookie team.